And yet I'm not the one who has made 'racist' comments.

Poor attempt at diversion even by your standards.

You are, beyond a shadow of a doubt, a total hypocrite.

And yet it is not me who talks about blue eyed nurses or the divisive tactics of white people.
Funny how you excuse such blatant examples of racism and yet think you can sniff it out from people who have never made similar statements.
Funny how you see prejudice in others and yet don't recognise the massive streak of bitterness, hypocrisy and prejudice running through your own veins.

Zero self insight? Pot, kettle.

You really need examples of racism towards immigrants in this country?!...blimey.

"A racist incident, according to the police, is any incident, including any crime, which is perceived by the victim or any other person to be motivated by a hostility or prejudice based on a person’s ‘race’ or perceived ‘race’. In 2013/14, there were 47,571 ‘racist incidents’ recorded by the police in England and Wales. On average, that is about 130 incidents per day."

YOU GOV poll in 2015 asked UKIP voters if they had racist views:42% said yes and 28% admitted to having racist views.The people who felt attracted to the same party you voted for.

Racial prejudice in the UK? Shurely shome mishtake

And you need examples...jesus wept

PS.So her electorate in Hackney voted 55% for her because she is black (and where white people form the majority of the local population)? And there were no working class people in Hackney within the 55%?Can a black person not be a member of the working class in your promised land?

jesus wept some more

As I posted yesterday,Abbott is a hapless politician.So much worse than others who don't get our anti immigration hordes on here frothing with the same indignation.Certainly not.Take that clown Nuttall as an example.

Interesting how some on here bend over so far backwards to not unconditionally say racism against a black person is unacceptable full stop (the "she deserves everything she gets" brigade) but seem so tolerant towards the sins of "their fellow volk".

She is IMHO,notwithstanding being an awful politician,somewhat more sinned against than sinning.As I said before,must be because people don;'t like her dress sense rather than because she is a black woman.

cue much frothing from the HOL volk

Edited by legaleagle (06 May 2017 3.00pm)

A quick look back over Legal's posts should be all you need.

Nice to see one blinkered lefty sticking up for another.

I have no doubt Abbott has some experience of racial prejudice against her, including now.

I also observe that she plays that as a card with great regularity. In so doing she is an extremely divisive character. If she had class she would try to be inclusive and work with all sections of our society instead of appearing to try to alienate the majority.

When you are a part of a pressure group, if you are truly successful, don't you then become an elite in your own right?

I concur with your middle paragraph in particular and would add I don't think this is a problem that is isolated to Abbott alone but pretty much all of the Labour front bench.

They have been in opposition all their lives, including being in opposition within the Labour Party against its leadership for most of their careers, they are led by a man who knows nothing other than opposition, and none of them have made the steps towards being leaders.

They have a narrow view of life and this is reflected in their actions and words.

It's too late for them to change and soon enough they will be on the back benches where they will be free to spew their canary brained lunacies.